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A Study of the Distribution of Listeria spp. in Fresh Agricultural Products Distributed in the Busan Area, the Republic of Korea

부산지역에서 유통되는 신선농산물 중 리스테리아균 분포에 관한 연구

  • Youn-ju Ok (Busan Metropolitan City Research Institute of Health and Environment, Foodborne Pathogen Inspection Team) ;
  • Young-hee Kwon (Busan Metropolitan City Research Institute of Health and Environment, Foodborne Pathogen Inspection Team) ;
  • Hye-sun Hwang (Busan Metropolitan City Research Institute of Health and Environment, Foodborne Pathogen Inspection Team) ;
  • Ye-jee Byun (Busan Metropolitan City Research Institute of Health and Environment, Foodborne Pathogen Inspection Team) ;
  • Ji-young Park (Busan Metropolitan City Research Institute of Health and Environment, Foodborne Pathogen Inspection Team) ;
  • Byung-jun Kim (Busan Metropolitan City Research Institute of Health and Environment, Foodborne Pathogen Inspection Team)
  • 옥연주 (부산광역시 보건환경연구원 식중독검사팀) ;
  • 권영희 (부산광역시 보건환경연구원 식중독검사팀) ;
  • 황혜선 (부산광역시 보건환경연구원 식중독검사팀) ;
  • 변예지 (부산광역시 보건환경연구원 식중독검사팀) ;
  • 박지영 (부산광역시 보건환경연구원 식중독검사팀) ;
  • 김병준 (부산광역시 보건환경연구원 식중독검사팀)
  • Received : 2023.09.12
  • Accepted : 2024.01.09
  • Published : 2024.02.28
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Abstract

This study was performed to survey the distribution of Listeria spp. in fresh agricultural products in the Busan area, the Republic of Korea, from January to November 2022. We investigated the pathogenicity and epidemiological relationships by tracing isolated strains using polymerase chain reaction and pulsed-field gel electro-phoresis (PFGE) methods. Forty cases of Listeria spp. were detected in the 210 samples of fresh agricultural products analyzed. Four species, Listeria rocourtiae, L. innocua, L. grayi, and L. monocytogenes were detected only in green vegetables (lettuce, perilla leaps) and the others (L. innocua, L. monocytogenes, and L. grayi) were detected in enoki and oyster mushrooms. L. innocua was detected in 22 samples and L. grayi in six samples. L. monocytogenes, which causes foodborne diseases, was only detected in enoki mushrooms and the strains that were isolated had genes responsible for the pathogenicity of listeriosis (iap, prfA, inlA, inlC, inlJ, and hly). To investigate the genetic similarity and contamination route of L. monocytogenes, serotyping and PFGE were conducted for 12 strains isolated from fresh agricultural (10 strains) and poultry (2 strains) products distributed at a market in the Busan area. Two serotypes (1/2a, 1/2b) were detected in strains isolated from the agricultural and poultry products, but serotype 1/2b was only detected in strains isolated from agricultural products. PFGE analysis showed index of similarity values of 45.7 to 100% and the same patterns were represented in isolates from some enoki mushrooms. These isolates had the same serotypes and showed significant epidemiological relationships.

2022년 1월부터 11월까지 부산지역에서 유통 중인 신선 농산물 210건을 대상으로 리스테리아균 분포 현황 및 병원성 여부를 조사하였으며, 분리된 균주를 대상으로 혈청형 및 유전자 지문분석을 통해 역학적 연관성을 확인하였다. 조사 대상 신선농산물에서 총 40건의 리스테리아균이 검출되었으며, Listeria monocytogenes 등 4종의 리스테리아균이 검출되었다. 이 중 L. innocua가 22건, L. monocytogenes 10건, L. grayi 6건, L. rocourtiae 2건으로 나타났으며, 이 중 식중독을 유발하는 L. monocytogenes균은 팽이버섯에서만 검출되었다. L. monocytogenes의 병원성을 유발하는 유전자인 iap, prfA, inlA, inlC, inlJ 및 hly 6종에 대한 분석 결과, 총 10개 균주 중 6개 균주에서 iap 등 6종의 병원성 유발 유전자가 검출되었으며, 4개 균주에서 hly를 제외한 5종의 유전자가 검출되어 식중독 발생 잠재위험이 있음이 확인되었다. 지역 유통 식재료에 분포하는 L. monocytogenes의 유전학적 유사도 및 오염원 추이를 확인하기 위해 신선농산물에서 분리한 L. monocytogenes 10균주 및 2022년 부산지역 유통 가금류에서 분리한 L. monocytogenes 2균주를 대상으로 혈청형 분석 및 PFGE를 실시한 결과, 신선농산물 분리균주의 혈청형은 1/2a 및 1/2b 두 가지 serotype으로 확인되었으며, 가금류 분리균주는 모두 1/2a형으로 나타났다. 유전자지문 분석결과, 전체 균주의 유사도는 100-45.7%로 나타났고, 이 중 100% 상동성을 보인 균주들은 동일 생산농장 또는 동일지역 유래 팽이버섯에서 분리되어 오염원의 출처가 같음을 추측할 수 있었다. 신선농산물 분리균주와 유통 가금육 분리균주와의 유사도 확인 결과, 일부 팽이버섯 분리균주와 가금육 분리균주의 유사도가 90.9-84.6%로 나타났다. 농산물 및 축산물 생산시설간 오염원 이동 및 교차 가능성을 유추할 수 있었다.

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